With the recent launch of the new Lenovo A7000 in the country, we’ve thought of pitting it against Alcatel’s mid-range powerhouse, the Alcatel OneTouch Flash Plus, to see which of them offers more value for the consumers’ money.
As far as specs are concerned, the Lenovo A7000 shares a lot in common with the Alcatel Flash Plus. Both handsets sport a 5.5-inch 720p IPS display and runs on an octa-core MT6752M processor from MediaTek.
The Flash Plus, however, have some minor advantages over the A7000 like the inclusion of Dragontrail glass laid on top of its actual display, support for LTE connectivity on both of its SIM card slots, and twice the amount of internal storage.
Furthermore, Alcatel’s mid-range smartphone trumps the newly-launched A7000 in the battery and imaging department. The Flash Plus is powered by a sizeable 3500mAh battery pack, compared to the 2,900mAh battery found on the A7000.
As for the camera, both of the Flash Plus’ snappers have higher resolution compared to those on the A7000, not to mention Alcatel used a Sony IMX214 sensor for the Flash Plus’ rear camera which, in theory, should be better than the A7000’s 8MP rear shooter.
| Alcatel Flash Plus | Lenovo A7000 |
|---|---|
| 5.5-inch HD IPS display, 1280x720 @ 268ppi | 5.5-inch HD IPS display, 1280x720 @ 268ppi |
| Dragontrail Glass, Japan OGS full lamination | N/A |
| Mediatek MT6752M 1.5GHz octa-core processor | Mediatek MT6752M 1.5GHz octa-core processor |
| Mali T760 MP2 GPU | Mali T760 MP2 GPU |
| 2GB RAM | 2GB RAM |
| Expandable 16GB internal storage | Expandable 8GB internal storage |
| Sony IMX214 13-megapixel rear camera w/ flash | 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash |
| 8-megapixel front-facing camera | 5-megapixel front-facing camera |
| Dual-SIM, dual Standby | Dual-SIM, dual Standby |
| Dual-LTE support | 4G/LTE (SIM 1) |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Bluetooth 4.0 | GPS w/ A-GPS | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Bluetooth 4.0 | GPS w/ A-GPS |
| USB OTG | USB OTG |
| Li-Ion 3500mAh battery | Li-Po 2,900mAh battery |
| Android 4.4.4 Kitkat | Android 5.0 Lollipop |
Surprisingly, despite of the advantages that the Flash Plus have over the A7000, it’s still Php900 cheaper compared to its competitor. The Alcatel Flash Plus will retail tomorrow at Lazada for Php6,490 while the Lenovo A7000 will hit the online store’s shelves for Php7,390 starting on May 21.
All is not lost though for the Lenovo A7000 as it has a few tricks up its sleeve to compensate for some of its shortcomings. For one, it’s running on a newer version of Android (Lollipop) and, most importantly, its got a fancy Dolby ATMOS speaker setup.
Is the Dolby ATMOS speaker and Android Lollipop worth the extra Php900? We’ll leave the answer to you. But for all intents and purposes, we think that the Alcatel Flash Plus will walk away as the victor in this brief comparison.
If you haven’t already, you can read our full review of the Alcatel Flash Plus here. You can also check out our short first impression of the Lenovo A7000 on this link.
sir possible po magimg lollipop from kitkat ang afp? and how? tnx
May second batch daw ng alcatel flash plus sa lazada ds may23… yari kang lenovo ka
Di ako nakabili ng flash plus kasi sold out agad, kaya im planning to buy lenovo a7000 na lang. Question: Sir Abe, yung 2nd sim slot ba ng lenovo a7000 ay 3G dino GSM lang, yun kasi deal breaker para sa akin.
karamihan ng nakikita ko puro up to 32gb micro sd card. masyado bang maaga nung bumili ako ng 64gb micro sd? hirap makahanap ng 64gb supported micro sd na phone with decent specs(other than Asus and Microsoft phones).
According to the review ng yuga eh on paper 32gb supported ng AFP pero working naman daw ang 64gb nang sinubukan nila.
Did Alcatel One Touch considered selling the Alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) in the Philippines?
me too. too bad there’s no update about this model.
pero non-removable un battery ng AFP di ba
To all,
Meron na bang cover/case ang AFP?
Sana meron na :) sabagay ngayon pa lang pala release nung phone :) sana next week or next month meron na available case or covers sa Lazada :)
Alcatel already answered the issue about the sony sensors…. try to look on their instagram post…. they said there that it is indeed a Sony IMX214. So no need to be confuse anymore…. Cheers
Thanks :)
A decent earphone for less than p900 can be paired with the AFP. I going for the AFP.
lahat na lang yata ng telepono na pinopost sa yugatech binibili mo.
pagupit nga.
easy engot, wut ?? comparison yan, may sinabi b syang binibili nya? sabi “im going for the afp.” ibig sabihin nun mas pabor sya sa afp…
ikaw tlga ung engot
Sir Abe, do u hv d retail unit of the flash plus from lazada when u say that it has the sony sensor?.. this aspect of the specs is the only one that creates confusion.. Ty..
li-ion / o li-pol. ano po ?
Mas matibay at mas mabilis magcharge ang li-po compared sa li-ion.